Published 6:00 pm, Tuesday, February 12, 2002

San Jacinto and Park View claimed victories in the seventh and eighth grade girls action, respectively.

The Bears' eighth-grade boys team went 2-3-4-10-11 through the finish chute for 30 points and the easy win. San Jacinto was a distant second with 94. Jackson placed third with 98.

Winning medalist honors however was Southmore Intermediate's Jesus Sanchez, who scored the time of 11:35 for the two-mile run. The first of the Beverly Hills runners came in at 11:56.

The seventh-grade boys race saw Beverly Hills go 4-8-12-15-17 for 56 first-place points. South Houston was next with 89 and Thompson was third with 94.

San Jacinto Intermediate's Ardell Ray captured the fastest run by securing a 12:24 time. Queens' John Martinez was second, however no other times were recorded.

The eighth-grade girls race saw Park View conquer the field with 81 points after going 4-13-16-23-25 through the finish chute.

The Cowboys were led by Dana Prentice's 14:10 time. Geraldine Martinez was next at 15:20, followed by Emily Gordon's 15:28 run, Ashley Fleming in 23rd with a 16:04 run and Sara Figueroa knocking out 25th with a 16:06 time.

Bondy's ladies placed second by going 11-14-20-21-31 through the chute, securing 97 points.

Lyndsey Kees led Bondy's team. She canned a time of 15:12. Marina David at 15:21, Amanda Neely at 15:53, Mayra Arroyo at 15:56 and Claire Connally at 16:23 were the other Lady Patriots who scored.

The fastest run was turned in by San Jacinto's Dorothy Stewart and her 13:55 time. Jackson's Yuliana Coello was next at 13:59.

The seventh-grade girls saw San Jacinto go 3-10-13-16-21 for 63 winning points. Jackson was 2-9-19-22-27 through the chute for 79 points and second place. Beverly Hills was third with 115.

Cristal Salazar led San Jacinto with a 14:58 run. Ashley Dubois canned a 15:12 run and Christina Maldonado was 13th with a 15:14 run. In 16th was Xochitl Gonzalez with a 15:27 run and Angelica Lopez knocked out a 21st place run with a 15:35 run.

Jackson's Maria Rios finished in second place with her 14:53 run.

Park View's Courtney Welch led the entire field with her run of 14:42.